Anti ship mines, Beecroft Weapons Range, Beecroft Headland, NSW
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S 35° 01.045 E 150° 48.563
56H E 300127 N 6122831
Two inert anti-ship mines at the entrance to the Royal Australian Navy's Beecroft Weapons Range (BWR).
Waymark Code: WMDTZR
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 02/24/2012
Views: 6
The BWR has been in use by the navy since the 1800s & occupies 4,200 hectares of Beecroft Headland which is near Jervis Bay. The range is open to the public when not in use & has many attractive bushland areas & beautiful white sand beaches. Those sections that are impacted by live firing are always off limits.
There is no information about the mines on site & I haven't been able to locate any via the internet. The round one is a contact mine which would either float or be anchored, exploding when ships came into contact with the protuberances. The cylindrical one appears by its shape to be a magnetic mine & would lay on the bottom, exploding as a ship passed over it.
Location restrictions:
The mines are located at the entrance to the weapons range & are always accessible.
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